Oklahoma: Oklahoma Department Of Correction

Defendant admits to prostitute murders (The Toledo Blade) - 180 weeks ago

Hours before day three of his trial for two murders was set to resume yesterday, Dellmus Colvin admitted responsibility for the deaths and for three more unsolved murders of Toledo-area prostitutes.

Logs of prisoners' final hours: Prayers, a joke (The Arizona Republic) - 180 weeks ago

After Ohio resumed executions in 1999, the state began documenting prisoners' last days down to the minute and second. Twenty-three convicted murderers have died by injection.

County to discuss ‘jail conditions' (Miami News-Record) - 180 weeks ago

Ottawa County commissioners will meet Thursday to discuss conditions within the Ottawa County Jail, according to county officials. A special meeting has been called and an agenda posted with the single discussion item.

Prisons: No vacancies (Tulsa World) - 180 weeks ago

Oklahoma's corrections system expects all the state, private and county jail bed space to be taken in the coming months.

Additional hearing set for alleged jail violations (Durant Daily Democrat) - 180 weeks ago

Another hearing before a state administrative law judge has been set for Bryan County on multiple health violations state inspectors allege are occurring at the county's main jail.

Young lives lost (Philadelphia Tribune) - 180 weeks ago

For every 100,000 Black juveniles living in the United States, more than 750 are in custody in a juvenile facility.

Jail problems add up to hefty fines (Durant Daily Democrat) - 181 weeks ago

Bryan County is facing a maximum of $700,000 in fines for failing to take action to correct deficiencies found during an inspection of the main jail earlier this year, according to state Health Department officials.

Chilocco Listed On National Register (Newkirk Herald Journal) - 181 weeks ago

CHILOCCO On Sept. 9, Chilocco Indian Agricultural School was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, DC. This listing was recorded at the national level of significance.

Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau) - 182 weeks ago

Campaign to encourage students to take rigorous courses By Betsy Turner LITTLE ROCK - State education officials Wednesday kicked off a new media campaign to emphasize the importance of rigorous courses to student achievement.

Final Edition: Local, State Briefs: Tulsan handed prison term for rape of 8-year-old girl (Tulsa World) - 182 weeks ago

Correction This story incorrectly reported the day of the Leadership Oklahoma meeting featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony Shadid. The meeting is set for 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.